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MJA. ANKELE.

POULTRY BROUDER. APPLICATION FILED oc. 3.1918. 1,308,470, Patent@ July 1919.

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@Montego Tm: coLuMnlA PLANCGRAPH co., wAsHINuToN. D. c.

. A. ANKELE. POULTRY BROODER. APPucArloN FILED ocr. a. 191s.

Patented July l, 1919.

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Appiieaupa niet* neither 3, 1era. sei-ni Nq. :25er/iol` grecs, it being possible to" move the chickens* from one compartment `to another, until finally, the chickens are located in a com-" pertinent the temperature of which approbiimates the temperature of tlie atmospherelf Another object of thelinvention is to pro-` vide novel means whereby the members which regulate thetemperature in the varions compartments may be adjusted'with*rel spect to said compartments* lt iswithinthe province ofthe disclosure to improve generally and to enhance l"the utility of devices of that type to" which the present invention appertains.

Vith the above and other objectsin view,`

which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combina tion and arrangement ofpar'ts and inthe details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, with in the scope of, what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention can be made without departing frointhe spirit of the invention.

inthe accompanying drawings:- j

Figure 1 shows in vertical section, de`1` vice constructed in accordance with the invention, parts being left in elevation, and Fig. 2 is a top plan wherein parts are broken away and sectioned.

mln carrying out the invention, there is provided a support 1, which maybe in the forni of an open metal frame provided at its upper end with right angle bends `5. The broeder includes any desired numberof superposed annular compartments 6, 7, 8 and 9. The lower compartment includes an outer wall 10 which may be made of netting, the lower edge of the wall 10 being connected to a bottoni ring`11 which `may be an angle member, the bottom ring being supported removably on the upper end of the frame 1, within the bend 5. The floor 12 of the compartment 6 is supported at its outer edgeioiithe ring 11,"as shown `in" Fig;`

1.1 The wall 910 is` connected atl its upper edge to the' topWring 14, offset to" form a shoulder` l5. Unithis shoulder `15, the coinpartinent 7 `andthe bottom ring of the said conipartnieiit d are supported," the coiiipartments 7, 8" and 9 beinglikethe compartment` 6, saving` `ifor "the fact that the top ring 16 of` the uppermost compartment` 9 carries netting closure 17. The `compa'rti'nents" 6, 7,

8 and 9 are supplied with" doorslB." 'Sleeves` which may be1 made oinetting, are interposcd between the floors `12 oii' the various compartnients,1` and `betweenthe floor of the uPbGJriiiost compartment 9"`a`iid"`the top` of theologie@ 17g` j j tiene 2o is Secured at ioo te the `suppc-rtj 1` and extends upwardly through the various compartinentsj 6, 7, 8 andi9`, it being obvious that the construction is suoli" that the comL partiiientsmaybe` lifted readily orti' the line.` The iiiie` 20 carries a "ring 35 which` upholds` the bottom ofl the lowerniost compLfirtmcnt1 `6, and, in combination with" the sleeves 19,

supports the bottoms of the compartments 6, and 8. Asbestosiurringstripsfl"are interposed between theouter surface ofthe lue 20 and-theinner surfaces of the sleeves" 19.` l The sleeves 19," obviously, forni the inner wallsothe annular compartments` 6, j

7,1` 8 and 9. The flue 20"issupplied1 with longitudinal internal "`i`ibs"22. j i

` AW heating means of any desiredsort is" provided, the same in the presentinstance embodying a fuel supply pipeQB carrying a burner 24 located within the flue 2O at the lower end" thereof. A bracket" 2G "is "mounted" on the"""upper end of the flue 20 and carries a boss 27 through which a rod 29 is mounted to reciprocate for adj ustment,` the rod eX- tending downwardly into the flue 20 and be- -ingheld in adjusted positions by means of a screw 28 threaded into the boss 27. At its upper end, therod 29, which constitutes an operating member, is provided with a handle 30. Disposed within the lue Q0 are conical deflectors 31, secured as shown at 32 to the `rod 29. The defleotors 31 are individual to j theirperipheries with ribs 22 of the iiue 20,

the ribs serving to space the defiectors from the inner surface of the line, so that air can pass upwardly between the peripheries of the deHectors and the inner surface of the Hue. Since the deHeetors 31 engage the ribs 22 slidably, the deHectors and the rod 29 are guided when the parts are raised and lowered. A conical damper 33 coperates with the upper end of the Hue 20 and is mounted at 34: to slide frictionally on the rod 29. Then the rod 29 is raised and lowered, the damper 33 will be raised and lowered also, but it is" possible to slide the damper on the'rod, and owing to the ri'ctional hold which the damper has, at 34, upon the rod,

Athe damper will remain in any position to` whichit may have been adjusted.

In practical operation, cold air enters the lower end of the Hue 20 and is heated therein by the burner 24 or its equivalent. The heated air passes upwardly and is carried laterally by the lowermost deHector 31, the air being carried laterally by the superposed deHectors, the Hue 20 being heated and the air in the various compartments 6, 7, 8 and 9 being heated by conduction. Since the sleeves 19 are separated by the furring strips 21 from the Hue 20, the sleeves, which form the walls of the'I compartments, will not be heated to such extent as to injure the chickens, should they come into contact with the sleeves. It is to be observed that all of the deHectors 21 may be raised and lowered, by sliding the rod 29 in the boss 27, through the instrumentality of the handle 30, the rod and the deHectors being held in adjusted positions by means'of the set screw 28. Consequently, the Zone adjacent the Hoor of each compartment may be increased or diminished in width, thus varying' the area which is subjected to the action of the heated air, as the air is carried laterally and outwardly by the deHectors v31. Itis possible to slide the damper 33 upwardly and downwardly on the rod 29 as above explained, so as to control the draft through the Hue. The lowermost compartment 6 is, of course, heated Copies of this pate-n1; may be obtained for to the highest degree, the temperature in the compartments 7, 8 and 9 decreasing, step by step, until, in the uppermost compartn'lent 9, the temperature approximates closely, the temperature of the atmosphere, since the compartment 9 has a foraminous closure 17.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A brooder comprising a Hue; superposed compartments about the Hue; deflectors in the Hue and individual to the compartments; means for raising and lowering the deHectors together; and a source of heat suppl at the lower end oi' the Hue.

2. A, broeder comprising a Hue; superposed compartments about the Hue; deileetors in the Hue and individual to the compartments; means for raising and lowering the deHectors together; a source of heat supply at the lower end of the Hue; and a damper operating at the top of the Hue, the damper being mounted on said means ior adjustment with respect to the top of the Hue.

3. A brooder comprising a Hue having internal longitudinal ribs; superposed compartments about the Hue; deHectors in. the Hue and individua-l to the compartments, the edges of the deHectors being engaged slidably by the ribs and being spaced thereby from the wall of the Hue; a raising and lowering means connected with the deHectors; mechanism connected with the raising and lowering means for holding the deHectors in adjusted positions; and a source of heat supplyat the lower end of the Hue.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aHiXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MORITZ ALBERT ANKELE.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. MAHANEY, GEO. BARKDOLL.

Washington, D. C. 

